T D 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cirque Du Soleil, Ephemerality, In Essence
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Origins of theatre ii: all the world"s stage, /and all the men and women merely players william. Shakespeare: in essence we are all performers. Waiting for godot: never shows up; godot says, running late, frowny face, winky face. " , nobody comes, nobody goes. It"s terrible. : art = open to interpretation. Theatre as a form of art: first and most broadly, art is one way whereby humans being seek to understand their world. Exciting parts of their lives (dramatic moments: all the world"s stage, /and all the men and women merely players william. Thus, art may be viewed as one form of knowledge or way of knowing. : art is ambiguous. Cirque du soleil: theatrical storytelling with acrobatics, aerial stunts, circus acts, visual effects and contemporary music, rely more on visual spectacle than spoken dialogue, began as a group of street performers. Walking on stilts, juggling, eating fire, animal performances.